2024 Year in Review
NWHF board and staff members at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Mission, Oregon.
There are so many ways to measure the impact of a year’s work. We could give you a dollar amount—$3,240,000 in grants made to organizations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. We could count the many events we hosted (sooo many). We could share with you the experiences we had while traveling and visiting communities across our region, from a gorgeous sunset in Long Beach to learning about the original stewards of the land in Pendleton to exchanging stories over delicious Thai food in Klamath Falls.
2024 is the sum of all of these parts and more. Here are some additional highlights that come to mind:
We brought on Maritza Romero, our new Program Officer. She hit the ground sprinting!
We welcomed two new board members, Mohamed Alyajouri and Dr. Ryan Hassan, who bring expertise, thoughtfulness and a sense of humor.
Our Civic Health C4 Power Program came to an end in 2024, and we’ve been reflecting on what comes next. We took stock of what went well and are planning our next chapter of boldly resourcing BIPOC-led 501c4s with these lessons in mind.
So. Many. Events. Four Justice Reinvestment Equity Program Convenings, including two in person. Two C4 Power Program Convenings, both in person. Three community dinners. Countless conferences and grantmaker gatherings in Montana, Arizona, New Jersey, etc.
We launched new versions of Disability Justice: An Audit Tool, including Spanish and plain English, as well as the DJ Audit Tool graphics package with original illustrations by Liz Artistry.
We had front row seats to our grantees’ political wins, which included a progressive Multnomah County commission, a congressional seat flipped in Oregon, and Washington holding the line on several key ballot measures.
Our work to increase nonprofit wages continues to move as we work on a bill for the next legislative session. The Taskforce for Modernizing Grant Funding and Contracting released their recommendations report.
In partnership with a talented videographer and some of our Justice Reinvestment Equity Program grantees, we helped create this beautiful video capturing critical community-led work to promote healing and advance public safety in Oregon.
We undertook an accessibility audit of the Center for Philanthropy and have begun working on improvements. Speaking of, the Center for Philanthropy is at full capacity and our meeting rooms are buzzing with activity!
NWHF Public Affairs Manager Felicita Monteblanco and Grants & Data Manager Quinn MacNichol present to a group of students at the Center for Philanthropy.
NWHF President Jesse Beason and board member Cyreena Boston Ashby present former board member Mechele Johnson with an 8th Generation blanket at her final board meeting.
At the final Civic Health C4 Power Program Convening in December, participants create collages celebrating their accomplishments over the last four years.
Justice Reinvestment Equity Program grantees at a convening in Ashland, Oregon.
2024 Funded Partners
This list includes grants awarded in 2024 and organizations with active multi-year grants that were funded in previous years.
Northwest Health Foundation - our 501(c)(4) entity
Civic Health: Advancing BIPOC Power (two year grants awarded in 2024)
APANO Action Fund
Imagine Black
Latino Network Action Fund
Love and Justice Alliance
NAYA Action Fund
OneAmerica Votes
Pacific County Voices Uniting
PCUN
The Ebony Collective Coalition
Tribal Democracy Project
Unite Oregon
Washington County Ignite Action Fund
Civic Health: Culture Shifting
Building Power for Communities of Color
East County Rising Action Fund
Healthy Teeth Hillsboro
Oregon Donor Alliance
Pacific County Voices Uniting
Portland For All
Safety & Justice Oregon
Western States Strategies
Sponsorships
7 Waters Canoe Family
Adelante Mujeres
Affect
American Leadership Forum of Oregon
APANO Action Fund
Basic Rights Oregon
Beyond These Walls
Bienestar
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective
Black Cultural Initiative
Black United Fund of Oregon
Building Power for Communities of Color
Capaces Leadership Institute
Centro Cultural
Community Doula Alliance
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
East County Rising Action Fund
El Centro NW
Familias en Acción
Humans for Housing
Imagine Black
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
Juneteenth OR
Ka ʻAha Lāhui O ʻOlekona Hawaiian Civic Club of Oregon and SW Washington
KairosPDX
Komemma Cultural Protection Association
Latino Community Association
Latino Network
Micronesian Islander Community
Native American Youth and Family Center
Nativewomanshare
Next Up Action Fund
North by Northeast Community Health Center
Oregon Black Pioneers
Oregon Community Health Workers Association
Oregon Futures Lab
Pacific County Immigrant Support
Partnership for Safety and Justice
PCUN Foundation
Pendleton Community Action Coalition
Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad
Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative
Rural Organizing Project
Seeding Justice
The UPRISE Collective
Tribal Democracy Project
Urban League of Portland
UTOPIA PDX
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
Voz Workers Rights Education Project
President’s Fund
Black United Fund of Oregon
Building Power for Communities of Color
Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly
Disability Culture Club
East County Rising Action Fund
Gordly Burch Center for Black Leadership and Civic Engagement
Grantmakers in Health
Hacienda CDC
New Disabled South Rising
Next Up Action Fund
Oregon Black Pioneers
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon Futures Lab
Oregon Values & Beliefs Center
Pendleton Community Action Coalition
People's Nonprofit Accelerator
Philanthropy Northwest
Pride Foundation
Reaching and Empowering All People
Rural Organizing Project
Seeding Justice
Southwest Washington Equity Coalition
The Lund Report
Urban League of Portland
Other Grant Programs
Capaces Leadership Institute
El Centro NW
NW Instituto Latino
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II - our 501(c)(3) entity
Civic Health: Advancing BIPOC Power (two year grants awarded in 2024)
APANO Action Fund
Imagine Black
Latino Network Action Fund
NAYA Action Fund
OneAmerica Votes
Pacific County Voices Uniting
PCUN
The Ebony Collective Coalition
Unite Oregon
Washington County Ignite Action Fund
Civic Health: Culture Shifting
Chinook Indian Nation
Equal Rights for All Petition
Next Up Action Fund
Partnership for Safety and Justice
Seeding Justice
Southwest Washington Equity Coalition
Tribal Democracy Project
Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (27 month grants awarded in 2023)
Beyond These Walls
Black Alliance & Social Empowerment
Central City Concern
Clackamas Women's Services
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
HOLLA
Klamath Full Gospel Church
Latino Network
LIFE Art
Love Is Stronger GV
Mano a Mano
Oregon Washington Health Network
Papalaxsimisha
Red Lodge Transition Services
Stronghold a Culturally Responsive Peer Support Program
The Harbor
UTOPIA PDX
Womenfirst Transition and Referral Center
Other Grant Programs
Latino Network
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Seeding Justice